CVE-2017-8296

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    CVE-2017-8296

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

    References: , http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817, https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6/

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    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    Low
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High